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彼は今ごろニューヨークに着いているはずなのに何してるんだ。

Sentence Analyzer

今ごろ ニューヨーク 着いている はず のに してる

English Translation

He ought to have arrived in New York by now.

Furigana

(かれ)(いま)ごろニューヨークに()いているはずなのに(なに)してるんだ。

Romanji

Kare wa imagoro Nyu-Yo-Ku ni tsuiteiru hazu na noni nani shiteru n da.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
今頃 (いまごろ)
about this time
紐育 (ニューヨーク)
New York (US state, city)
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
着く (つく)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(はず)
expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be; nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
のに (のに)
although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
()
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける
Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what